Flamengo, current champion of Brazil and the Libertadores Cup, will also search for Portuguese substitutes for the Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus, who resigned from the team on Friday after winning six titles and accepted the offer from Benfica de Lisboa, the press reported on Saturday.
After posting a photo of their Brazilian and Portuguese passports on their Twitter profile, Flamengo's vice president, Marcos Braz, who has dual nationality and was responsible for announcing Jesus' resignation on Friday, will be traveling to Portugal in the coming days, according to UOL.
According to the information, Braz will travel to Lisbon accompanied by the club's executive director, Bruno Spindel, the same person who accompanied him over a year ago to hire Jesus and some players who were repatriated from Europe, such as fullback Rafinha, midfielder Gerson, and goal scorer Gabriel Barbosa 'Gabigol.'
The two candidates to replace their compatriot Jesus at 'Fla' are Leonardo Jardim, former Monaco coach from France, and Marco Silva, who coached Everton in England.
The third option is Carlos Carvalhal, coach of Rio Ave and who was close to signing with newly promoted Brazilian club Bragantino earlier this year.
However, another current in the Flamengo Board of Directors is betting on the Spaniard Miguel Ángel Ramírez, who had a great campaign with Ecuadorian Independiente del Valle.